Piston helicopter

N53990

Bell 47G-3B-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
3684
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming VO-435 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
St Maries, ID
 Bell 47G-3B-1
Representative photo of a Bell 47G-3B-1. Not a photo of N53990.
Registration record

N53990 on the FAA register

Type
Bell 47G-3B-1
Serial
3684
Engines
Lycoming VO-435 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
St Maries, ID
Certificate issued
2021-04-29
Airworthiness date
1989-05-26
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A6D588
Mode S (octal)
51552610
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
214 nm
Cruise (type)
73 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-04-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N53990.
  • 1989-05-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
Overview

About N53990

N53990 is a Bell 47G-3B-1, serial number 3684. It is registered to an individual in St Maries, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 29, 2021 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming VO-435 series engine and 3 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 73 knots and a range of about 214 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated May 26, 1989.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N53990. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
73 kt
Range
214 nm
Fuel burn
7 gph

Published figures for the Bell 47G-3B-1 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-01-29 Accident · St Cloud,Mn, 23 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0045
Reported aircraft: Cessna 140A — a different aircraft that carried the N53990 registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.